NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FIRE PROTECTION SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
* * * * * ANNUAL RENEWAL * * * * *

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Village Council of Village of Lake Isabella, Isabella County, Michigan, has resolved its intention to proceed with an annual renewal of an existing special assessment district created according to Act 33, Public Acts of Michigan, 1951, as amended to defray the cost of fire protection in a portion of the Village by special assessment on the lands and premises in the Village to be benefited, except for lands and premises exempt from the collection of taxes under the General Property Tax Act.

The Fire Protection Special Assessment District No. 1 (the “Special Assessment District”) consists of the following property located Broomfield Township, Isabella County, Michigan, against which all or a portion of the cost of the Fire Protection shall be specially assessed, except for lands and premises exempt from the collection of taxes under the General Property Tax Act:

Bloomfield Township – T. 14N – R. 6W

SECTION 1 - The North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 and the Northwest 1/4 of Section 1, Except the South 1500 ft of the West 697 ft of the Northwest 1/4.

SECTION 2 - The entire Section 2, including parcel descriptions and Lake Isabella Plats Golf Estates No. 1 and No. 2, and Lake Isabella Plat No. 3 and Lake Isabella Plat South, Except the East 1140 ft of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 2 and Except a parcel of land commencing 1140 ft West of the Southeast Corner of Section 2, thence West 3240 ft, North 1320 ft, East 3240 ft, South 1320 ft to POB.

SECTION 3 - The entire Section 3, including parcel descriptions and Lake Isabella Plats No. 3 and No. 4 and Lake Isabella Plat South.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Lake Isabella Village President has made and certified a special assessment roll for the Special Assessment District, which roll sets forth the relative portion of the cost of the Fire Protection that is to be levied for the upcoming tax year in the form of special assessments against each benefited lot and parcel of land in the special assessment district. All parcels in the district shall be assessed at the previous assessment level of 1 Mill.

HEARING

TAKE NOTICE that the Village Council of the Village of Lake Isabella will hold a public hearing on May 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM, at the Village Hall, located at 1010 Clubhouse Drive, Lake Isabella, Michigan 48893 to review the special assessment roll and to hear and consider any objections thereto.

TAKE NOTICE that appearance and protest at the public hearing are required in order to appeal the amount of the special assessment to the state tax tribunal.

TAKE NOTICE that an owner or party in interest, or his or her agent, may appear in person at the hearing to protest the special assessment or may file his or her appearance or protest by letter on or before the close of the hearing.

TAKE NOTICE that any person objecting to the assessment roll is requested to file written objections thereto with the Village Clerk before the close of the hearing or within such further time as the Village Council may grant.

TAKE NOTICE that an owner or any person having an interest in the real property may file a written appeal of the special assessment with the State tax tribunal within thirty (30) days after the confirmation of the special assessment roll if the owner or person having an interest in the real property protested the special assessment at the hearing held for the purpose of confirming the roll.

Michigan Tax Tribunal
Ottawa Building
611 W. Ottawa, 4^th Floor
P.O. Box 30232
Lansing, Michigan 48909

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the special assessment roll as prepared has been reported to the Village Council and is on file with the Village Clerk for public examination.

This notice was authorized by the Lake Isabella Village Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Tim Wolff, Village Manager
Village of Lake Isabella
1010 Clubhouse Drive
Lake Isabella, Michigan 48893
Telephone: (989) 644-8654
Email: tim@lakeisabellami.org

Dated:  March 19, 2024

Carol Shannon
Village Clerk